find flow

When we’re in flow, we’re in the zone, that beautiful place of creative expression. It is usually accompanied with ease, grace, and a loss of sense of time. Flow is the place where new ideas sprout and grow. It is where we feel full of energy and committed to the creative search. In short, the flow feels great.

Wwho doesn’t want flow?

But where do we find the flow? And how do we enter it when we are reeling from the world around us??

youhe past year has been triggering, disruptive, distracting, overwhelming, and for some of us, downright traumatizing. It has left many of us feeling totally and utterly drained. It has been easy, even necessary, to fall back into old coping habits that allow us to escape, tune out, and numb our feelings.

And it is extremely difficult to flow when we experience any of the above.

SOh, if this is where you are, know that you have my compassion and deep understanding. And, along with my compassion, I bring you some tips to help you find your flow again. Tips I use all the time to get back into my own flow.

stay with your feelings — Feelings, when accepted, will begin to dissipate and feel more manageable. This will allow you to stay in the moment, and it is in the moment that we find the flow.

Put your energy in motion — Don’t wait for them to motivate you. Move your body daily. Yoga, walks, workouts, dance. Movement will break stagnant energy, helping you flow.

Take a step –– Begin. Build momentum by doing one small thing at a time. We strangle our flow by focusing only on the massive work we have to do. Focus instead on one thing at a time and you will succeed. This helps you to be present, in the moment, and will increase feelings of accomplishment and flow.

Let go of stagnant clothing — Easier said than done. TRUE? Yes, definitely, but here’s a way to start.

First, be clear about the clothes that keep you stuck. Notice what feelings trigger the desire to enjoy a habit. Stay with these feelings. As you indulge in your habit, notice what happens to your sense of flow. There is no judgment here, just mindfulness. Remember: limiting habits start as coping strategies. The key is to stay with the feelings that we are trying to avoid. Again, staying with your feelings will process them and become more manageable. This in itself will ease the flow.

Use energy work — The goal of energy work is to help stagnant energy move into a healthy flow. Recurring habits, reactions, and emotions indicate that the flow of energy has been disrupted. Practices like EFT Tapping, Matrix Reimprinting, Acupuncture, along with other energy modalities, are effective in removing flow interruptions.

Wishing you abundant flow,

Marian